Should I Lower My DS3?????

[lfcrule1972]

I was going to say rubber tyres but I thought better of it....

[cyclone]

Had a choice of 2 TUV approved sizes 215/35/18 or 205/40/18. Went with 205/40/18.

[ZACK]

Lol 40mm ? You won't have any trouble.

My Bilstein coilies are wound right down (60mm) without adjusters on the back and I'm currently sourcing some custom made springs to go even lower...

[PlymTom]

I've got 215/35/18's at the moment and think I'm going to go with the 40's next set and lower so there isn't the horrible huge arch.
EDIT: And because there is quite a few speedbumps around Plymouth with shoddy roads.

[lfcrule1972]

The roads round us are awful (shit) so many potholes, sunken drain covers and broken road that driving the fiancées Corsa is a proper pain.....

[cyclone]

The roads round us are awful (shit) so many potholes, sunken drain covers and broken road that driving the fiancées Corsa is a proper pain.....

That's the key isn't it adapting the car to the fit the conditions it has to operate in/on. while her Corsa or my car would be terrible to drive, a mildly lowered car would not only be more practical but would most certainly be faster too.

[lfcrule1972]

Yeah exactly cyclone, I'd definitely consider a mildly lowered DS3 so that I am not breaking my back on the local roads....

[NikiT]

Good question and answers- thinking of lowering mine but not too much. Just not liking the big gap between the wheel & arch

[Fabian]

Personally I would have choosen between two things:

1 - 25mm lowering springs. With 40mm the standard shocks don't work that well anymore and will get damaged / break down earlier.
Standard shocks are not made to lower 40mm, so that's why.

2 - Get a nice Bilstein B14 set of coilovers and lower 40mm or even more so that you don't have to worry about the shocks